GENERAL DESCRIPTIVE LIST 
ABLAZE (Roberts ’54) 351 (EM). New red and yellow. See 1954 Premium 
varieties, 
ACE OF SPADES (Sisson ’50) 454 (EM). Fabulous midnight maroon with a 
silky sheen that shines in sunlight, turning almost black in shade. Buds are 
truly coal-black, and even when the 6 large waved florets are fully opened it 
is still one of the darkest of all glads. The white stamens afford a pleasing 
contrast. Exceptionally good growth and increase for a glad of this color. 
L .60, M .35, S .25. Bulblets 10—.35, 100—$3.00. 
ANDRENA (Armstrong ’50) 460 (M). A pretty soft rose pink that is a 
couple of shades lighter than the ground color of Rosita, and in place of a 
darker feather there is an attractive cream center. Florets are somewhat 
frilled and there is some fluting of the lip petals. 6 to 8 medium-large flowers 
are open on spikes that could stand a little more stretch. A lovely color. 
M .30, S .20. Bulblets 10—.25, 100—$2.00. 
AUREOLE (Pruitt ’49) 410 (EM). Not new, but still one of the nicest yellows 
we grow. Doesn’t get very tall, but our florist customers take it in preference 
to any other yellow, as it cuts spikes that are long enough for any purpose 
except tall baskets, and for color and beauty it is tops. Opens five or six 
ruffled florets at a time. 
M 2—.20, S 4—.25. Bulblets 40—.25, 100—.50. 
AUTUMN MOON (Fischer 751) 510 (E). A strong contender for “largest 
floret”? award at any show, and an early blooming yellow that is good for 
cutting, too. Its worst fault is some faulty placement of the six or seven 
large blooms that open on fairly tall stems. 
M 2—.25, S 3—.25. Bulblets 30—.25. 
BERMUDA (Roberts ’52) 530 (M). We believe this variety has about the 
heaviest substance and most lavishly ruffled and crinkled florets of any glad 
to date. A beautiful soft coral pink with quite a prominent white center, 
just a touch of deeper pink around the white. The unopened buds are so 
remarkably tucked, folded, and crimped that one wonders how they can 
ever open, but of course they do, to a beautiful long ribbon of bloom. Spikes 
are of moderate height, with eight to ten or more flowers open at once. Ber- 
muda has won several awards at the shows, including “Most Beautiful” and 
“Most Ruffled.” Increases quite well; bulblets are small but they germinate 
and grow nicely, 
L $3.00, M $2.50, S $2.00. Bulblets .40 each, 10—$3.20. 
BLACK CHERRY (Rich ’48) 554 (M). An excellent deep garnet maroon of 
rich self color even to the dark stamens. It opens a nice ribbon of bloom 
when seven to nine of its large plain florets are in full flower. 
L .50, M .40, S .30, Bulblets 4—.25, 10—.50. 
BLUE BOY (Butt ’48) 476 (M). About the best blue for color of any developed 
to date, and usually a good performer although a few more inches in height 
would be desirable. Smooth medium-light blue with darker violet-blue center. 
We never have enough Blue Boy to meet the demand. 
L .20, M 2—.25, S 3—.25. Bulblets 20—.25. 
BLUE DEVIL (Larus 51) 479 (EM). Quite a spectacular novelty that is 
well-liked by many fanciers, and as it opens seven or eight blooms at a time it 
often takes the honors in its class at the shows. A fairly dark shade of blue- 
violet with white midrib lines and a couple of showy red-violet blotches. 
Bulblet increase and germination better than most other blues. 
L $2.00, M $1.50, S $1.00. Bulblets .30, 10—$2.40. 
“The YULETIDE bulb you sent me as an extra made a beautiful spike, 
and also matured a large bulb with lots of nice bulblets.” —North Dakota. 
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